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bookroll

bookroll noun: a continuous scroll bearing the text of a book and able to be rolled up into a cylinder.

Noun

bookroll (plural bookrolls)

  1. (historical) A continuous scroll bearing the text of a book and able to be rolled up into a cylinder.

Forms of bookroll

pluralbookrolls

Origin of bookroll

From book + roll.

Questions about bookroll

What does bookroll mean?
Bookroll means a continuous scroll bearing the text of a book and able to be rolled up into a cylinder.
What part of speech is bookroll?
Bookroll is a noun.
What is the plural of bookroll?
The plural of bookroll is bookrolls.

Words near bookroll in the dictionary

  1. bookreadings
  2. bookrest
  3. bookrests
  4. bookright
  5. bookrights
  6. bookroll
  7. bookrolls
  8. bookroom
  9. bookrooms
  10. bookrunner
  11. bookrunners

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